Zihua Li

resume@zihua.li

About

Engineering leader with a track record of building high-performance teams and architecting scalable systems.

github.com/luinx.com/luinlee

Publications

Redis Beginner's Guide
  1. Posts & Telecom Press2013

Authored China's first comprehensive Redis book. Reached #1 in Amazon's database category during its launch week with over 30K copies sold to date.

Rewarded with the 2022 Influential Author Award from Posts & Telecom Press.

Personal Projects

ioredis
github.com/luin/ioredis
Leading Node.js Redis client acquired by Redis Ltd. in 2023. 38M+ monthly downloads and 15K+ GitHub stars.
Medis
github.com/luin/medis
Modern Redis GUI with 12K+ GitHub stars, generating over 1M CNY in revenue.
Readability
github.com/luin/readability
Turns web pages into clean, readable content with 2.5K+ GitHub stars.
Kuber
bit.ly/4glfqZK
Native iOS client for Kubernetes, maintaining a 4.8-star rating on the App Store.

Education

Beihang University
  1. B.S. in Software Engineering2009 ~ 2013
Premier Chinese university ranked #2 nationally in software engineering (2024 Shanghai Ranking).

Work Experience

Slab
San Francisco, CA
  1. Engineering Lead2019 ~

Drive front-end architecture and technical strategy for a distributed engineering team spanning the US and Europe.

Core maintainer of Quill.js (46.6K+ GitHub stars), led the Quill 2.0 release. Pioneered the application of OT algorithms to two-dimensional tables for real-time collaborative editing.

Built AI-powered auto-completion and custom spell-checking algorithms for the editor, delivering real-time writing assistance.

Partner with design to establish and evolve a scalable design system, prioritizing accessibility and accelerating feature delivery across teams.

Optimize GraphQL architecture for large-scale React applications, reducing data over-fetching and improving query performance.

Shimo
Beijing, China
  1. Chief Technology Officer2017 ~ 2019
  2. Technical Director2015 ~ 2017

Led a 100+ engineer technical organization spanning Frontend, Backend, SRE, Mobile, and QA teams.

Built and scaled the engineering team from 15 to 100+ across two cities, implementing targeted recruiting strategies to attract top-tier talent. Established performance standards and cultivated a self-driven engineering culture that emphasized ownership and innovation.

Balanced strategic leadership with hands-on technical contributions, driving architectural decisions and product development. Core technical expertise:

  • Real-time collaborative editing algorithms
  • System architecture and database optimization
  • Cross-platform development for Electron, Web, and React Native applications

Drove technical initiatives that improved system scalability, maintainability, and performance while building a culture of engineering excellence.

Alibaba Group
Hangzhou, China
  1. Senior Engineer2014 ~ 2015
ラクラクテクノロジーズ
Tokyo, Japan
  1. Senior Full-Stack Engineer2013 ~ 2014